About MidWest Radio 96.1 FM

Listen online to the internet radio of MidWest Radio FM live here, on IrishRadioLive!MidWest Radio commenced broadcasting in 1989, and broadcasts from its Ballyhaunis studios as a local radio station with analogue availability in the Connacht region. MidWest Radio is the most listened to local radio station in County Mayo, and is in the ownership of County Mayo Radio Ltd.MidWest Radio serves the people of Connacht region with its adult age group oriented programme structure, which in more talk related segments quilt the melody filled parts. As a local service broadcaster, MidWest Radio brings news, sports, travel and weather info related to its editorial area, but also informs about national and international level headlines of news and sports. Chat, debates and phone-ins diversify the talk programmes further, when also the listeners can have their say in the discussed topics. Besides the secular affairs, MidWest Radio also takes care of the spiritual nourisment of its listeners as on Sunday mornings, religious programmes take place.MidWest Radio keeps a fine balance of talk and music in its schedule, and as the speech related part is nicely diversified with various topics, also the playlist is rich in genres and styles too. Pop of the last 40 years, country and folk music is the general ingredient of the melody service, but some specialist programmes focus on traditional Irish music - folk, ballads, country - and American country, moreover even classic music and operas are broadcasted. MidWest Radio’s schedule has morning shows for six days of the week. On weekdays from 7am to 8:45am the “David Cawley Breakfast Show” starts the mornings, and on the first day of the weekend the “Saturday Morning Breakfast Show” from 7am to 9am with Deirdre Kelly dispatches the weekend.

MidWest Radio music genres: pop, country, folk

MidWest Radio is available on the traditional analogue way in County Mayo, and partly in the surrounding counties. For the detailed FM allocation check the Frequencies section below, and the Frequency Map! You can listen to MidWest Radio through the internet by its online radio stream.

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